2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in Michigan (With Aid)

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Communications Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

With 68,079 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, communication and media studies is the 9th most popular major in the United States. In 2017-2018, communication and media studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $32,728 and had an average of $24,931 in loans still to pay off.

Across Michigan, there were 1,748 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,259 and $27,441 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 23 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,785 and $113,051 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Communications Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in communication and media studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality communication and media studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the communication and media studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Communications Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Communications Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan For Those Getting Aid.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in Michigan (With Aid)

#1

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, Michigan

#1 in overall quality

$49,548 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Communications Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan For Those Getting Aid. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a large school located in Ann Arbor, Michigan that handed out 4 doctorate’s communications degrees in 2019-2020.

U-M also took the #1 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at U-M are $49,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full U-M Communication & Media Studies Report

#2

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan

#1 in overall quality

$37,056 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Michigan State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Communications Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan For Those Getting Aid. East Lansing, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s communications degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Michigan State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State are $37,056, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Michigan State Communication & Media Studies Report

#3

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan

#2 in overall quality

$37,215 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Communications Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Detroit, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s communications degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

Wayne State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wayne State University are $37,215, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Wayne State University Communication & Media Studies Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (With Aid)

Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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